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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barnagore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a break in a SW-facing slope just off the brow of the hill, in pasture. A circular area (diam. 23m N-S; 22.2m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank with some stones (Wth 3.6m; int. H 1.33m; ext. H 1.14-2.14m) and an external U-shaped fosse (Wth 4.5m; D 0.66m). There is a gap (Wth 2.2m) at S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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